Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager vs False Puffball

Anisognathus melanogenys compared with Reticularia lycoperdon

Key Differences

Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager is Least Concern while False Puffball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager	False Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Protozoa (protozoa)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mycetozoa
Class	Aves (Birds)	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Cribrariales (Cribrariida)
Family	Thraupidae	Tubiferaceae
Genus	Anisognathus	Reticularia
Species	Anisognathus melanogenys	Reticularia lycoperdon

Conservation Status

Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager

LC — Least Concern

False Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager	False Puffball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Norway.

False Puffball

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager

The Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager (Anisognathus melanogenys) is a species in the genus Anisognathus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments. Distributed across Colombia and Norway.